If names were removed from the photograph of the Philadelphia Anti-Slavery Society that appears in Chapter 9, how would historians know that this was a group of American abolitionists?
A) Men and women sit and stand in a room with curtains hanging in the back.
B) Men and women stare away from the camera as they fold their arms and hold books.
C) The membership of the group is racially diverse, well dressed, and includes women.
D) The group includes married couples.
Answer: C
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Which of the following events happened first during the early days of the Civil War?
A) the agreement by Britain and France to honor the Union blockade B) the bloody First Battle of Bull Run in Virginia C) the establishment of a cotton embargo D) the call for 75,000 volunteers for 90 days' service in the North E) the firing on Fort Sumter in South Carolina
Hessians were most important for the British war effort because they __________
A) added to the strength of British fighting forces B) offered navigational assistance C) spied on the Americans D) provided much-needed financial support
Colonial assemblies set up committees of correspondence to
a. coordinate intercolonial communication and organize efforts to defend American liberties. b. send letters and petitions expressing colonial views to Spain and France. c. organize the first postal system in North America. d. improve relations between merchants in America and in England. e. share information regarding Indian uprisings.
In the 1912 presidential election results,
A. Eugene Debs offered his electoral votes to Theodore Roosevelt. B. Theodore Roosevelt finished third in the popular vote. C. Woodrow Wilson won only a plurality of the popular vote. D. President William H. Taft came in last of the four major candidates. E. Theodore Roosevelt won the popular vote but lost the electoral college.